Tasting Australia by Road - McLaren Vale

Views. Vineyards. Dining rooms where your phone is forgotten. McLaren Vale is so easy to enjoy it feels almost surreal. All this – right here? Welcome. 

Chef Karena Armstrong and Selina Kelly of Bondar Wines invite you to eat, drink and explore during a full-day road trip in celebration of provenance. Begin with a visit to acclaimed local winery Ministry of Clouds, with founders Bernice Ong and Julian Forwood to share stories and their winemaking philosophy.

Next is The Salopian Inn, Armstrong’s restaurant, where technical nous meets comfort across a mod-Oz menu shaped by culinary adventure. Tour its private kitchen garden and discover how the shifting seasons are an enduring inspiration.
 
The family-run Nomad Farms – not usually open to the public – will welcome guests for lunch. See the source of Tom and Verity Bradman’s acclaimed pasture-raised produce, and how animals’ natural movement patterns sustain the property. A meal from Armstrong is set to be paired with local wine.

There will be time afterwards to visit Papershell Farm near Willunga. Try its acclaimed almonds and stroll the orchard alongside owner Surahn Sidhu, also an accomplished musician, as he helps soundtrack the day. A selection of artisan Lilyarra cheeses made with goat milk from Fleurieu Peninsula dairies will feature too.

Zip back to the city after time with some of McLaren Vale’s quieter heroes – people who harness its remarkable abundance to work their magic.  

ITINERARY –

• Meet at Adelaide Marriott Hotel 
• Travel to Ministry of Clouds 
• Ministry of Clouds – Wine tasting and talk with the winemakers over a snack 
• Travel to the Salopian Inn 
• The Salopian Inn – Enjoy a snack during a garden tour with chef Karena Armstrong, followed by a beverage and further snack 
• Travel to Nomad Farms 
• Nomad Farms – Tour chicken and breeding coops with the producer 
• Farm-style lunch (mains, sides and dessert) with paired beverages in the farm shed 
• Travel to Papershell Farm 
• Papershell Farm – talk with the producer while enjoying a beverage and shared platter including Lilyarra cheese and Papershell almonds. 
• Return journey to Adelaide 

INCLUSIONS –

• All transportation
• Tea and coffee
• First stop: snack with paired beverage
• Second stop: snack with paired beverage
• Third stop: lunch served with a paired beverage
• Fourth stop: cheese and an afternoon snack served with a paired beverage  

MORE INFORMATION –

• Age 18+ event
• Caters to vegetarian and coeliac dietary requirements*
• Please note this event involves walking on uneven terrain and some moderate inclines

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